According to casualty figures released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in November a total of 659 Iraqis were killed and another 1,373 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence. Some 565 civilians (including 120 civilian police) were killed last month, while some 1,186 persons (including 239 civilian police) were […]
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Kirkuk Extremists Vie for Power, Money
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. For Power and Money: Kirkuk Extremist Groups’ Play Dirty Tricks on One Another Kirkuk security forces have recorded 21 incidents of extremist violence and around 30 deaths in the […]
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US, Iranian Influence Evolves in Iraq
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will visit Tehran following the historic agreement that Tehran reached with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) over its nuclear program. […]
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Efforts to Impose Sharia Law Spark Controversy
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari announced Oct. 23 that he had prepared a Sharia-based personal-status law and submitted it to the cabinet for approval and referral to the Council of Representatives for […]
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Additional Political Entities Approved for Elections
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Additional Political […]
Weekly Security Update 21 - 26 November 2013
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW Little has changed in Iraq this week as al Qaeda (AQ) and Sunni insurgent groups have continued to press home a series of devastating attacks across the northern and central belts of the country. The security situation in northern Syria and northern Iraq remains febrile and fluid […]
Call for Change in Mindsets that Allow Violence
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, used the opportunity to appeal to Iraqi leaders to “take concrete steps to enact and enforce laws which prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV), including holding perpetrators accountable, and […]
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Baker Hughes to Resume Operations
Baker Hughes is preparing to resume operations in Iraq after protests in Basra prompted the company to issue force majeure notices to its customers. Reuters reports that Derek Mathieson, Baker Hughes' vice president, told an investor conference: "We have initiated the resumption of operations ... Within the coming weeks, we will be working toward becoming […]
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Video: Sunni Groups Protest Lack of Security
rom Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sunni Muslim groups in Iraq's Diyala Province have closed all mosques for twenty four hours claimimg a serious reaction form the government as sectarian violence escalates. The Sunni community promised to take the […]
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Security Council Statement on Iraq Violence
The members of the UN Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq, in which scores of civilians lost their lives and hundreds more were wounded. The attacks deliberately targeted locations where civilians congregate, including schools and places of worship. The members of the Security Council expressed their […]
Gazprom Delays Oilfield Launch
By John Lee. Russia's Gazprom Neft has postponed initial production at the Badra oilfield until next year, due to safety concerns and logistical problems. Reuters reports that the company announced in a Eurobond prospectus that it had postponed the December launch due to "the failure on the part of certain contractors to fulfill their contractual […]
Weekly Security Update 14 - 20 November
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW The Ankara dance with Erbil and Baghdad continued for much of this reporting period as Turkey’s President Erdogan continues to tread a fine balance between multiple regional stakeholders in the hope of neutralizing the al Qaeda (AQ) threat in northern Syria and of maximizing to potential of […]